8-Bit: A Film about Art & Video Games at Alamo Drafthouse Downtown | Do512

8-Bit: A Film about Art & Video Games

WHEN:: Wed. 04/04 | 9:45PM
WHERE:: Alamo Drafthouse Downtown, at the Ritz on 6th Street map

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AMODA and AICN present
8-BIT: A Film about Art & Video Games
Theater: Alamo Downtown

Director: Marcin Ramocki & Justin Strawhand
Rating: NR
Runtime: 90 min

Age Policy: 18 and up; Children 6 and up will be allowed only with a parent or guardian. No children under the age of 6 will be allowed.

With TREEWAVE Live at the March 27th screening!!!

Part rockumentary, part art expose and part culture-critical investigation, 8-BIT is a documentary examining the influence of video games on contemporary culture - from the 80's demo scene to chiptune music and contemporary artists using machinima and modified games. With the help of media critic Ed Halter and new media curator and writer Christiane Paul, these very recent artistic strategies are put in the historical context of modernist and postmodernist discourse and examined as potential examples of a transition into fresh, uncharted territory. 8-BIT brings a global perspective on the new artistic approaches of the DIY generation which grew up playing Atari and Commodore 64, featuring artists such as Cory Arcangel, Bit Shifter, Bodenstandig 2000, Bubblyfish, Mary Flanagan, Alex Galloway, Glomag, Paul Johnson, John Klima, Johan Kotlinski, Nullsleep, Joe McKay, Tom Moody, Akiko Sakaizumi, Eddo Stern, TEAMTENDO, Treewave and Carlo Zanni. Hear amazing music made using only parts of old Atari, Nintendo and Commodore 64 game systems!

Special Thanks to Todd Simmons from the Austin Museum of Digital Art and Jack Pattillo from Ain't It Cool News for helping to promote these screenings!

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